The 16-year-old mother was accused of placing her newborn in Dumpster at a far southeast Houston apartment complex near Almeda Mall. The child was found in white trash bag by maintenance worker Carlos Michel and a CPS case worker said the mother named the newborn after him. Last month, the teen was charged with abandoning a child without intent to return.

DNA evidence presented in court on Monday determined that a 22-year-old man identified as the father by the teen mother was the other biological parent, Olguin said. Whether he will be charged with statutory rape is unclear.

The baby went to the foster home last Thursday, but could be sent back to his mother - who has not relinquished her parental rights, Olguin confirmed - or paternal relatives.

"Now that the father has been identified, it could be that there might be family members on that side who might come forward and request custody," the CPS spokeswoman added.